Palpation

Question 1

What do you feel when you run your hand up the lateral side of the thigh moving from distal to proximal?

a) greater trochanter
b) lesser trochanter
c) femoral head
d) Intertrochanteric groove

Answer 1

a) greater trochanter

Question 2

The femur has two knobs on the end medial and lateral. What are they called:

a) Malleolus
b) Condyles
c) Epicondyles
d) Process

Answer 2

b) Condyles

Question 3

The largest bone in the foot that can be palpated at the back is called?

a) Talus
b) Cuboid
c) Cuneiform
d) Calcaneus

Answer 3

d) Calcaneus

Question 4

Medial Malleolus is part of what bone.

a) Fibula
b) Femur
c) Tibia
d) Calcaneus

Answer 4

c) Tibia

Question 5

There is a bump on the lateral side of the foot, when palpating from the ankle to the toes. What is the bump?

a) 1st metatarsal
b) 4th metatarsal
c) 2nd metatarsal
d) 5th metatarsal

Answer 5

d) 5th metatarsal